The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-03-31
LEISURE THOUGHTS! :!

LEISURE lHOUGh Is!
We can point with pride to the fact
that the Standard has olaoays been
right, upon all the great questions at
fecting the public welfare. 1t took
up the Republican battle with won
derful vigor and earnestness as soon
as its late proprietor got hold Of it,
and never wavered in the battle, and
never will waver in the battle for
morality and the good Of mankind.
1t has never took up with the mis-
takes and absolute idiocy INDUCED in
by many who styled themselves polit-
ical leaders, and time has always
proved the course of the paper to be
the right one. And in this connec-
tion we would like just here to draw a
parallel: In 1877, when President
Hayes sprung his new and pet theory
that the only way to run this Govern
ment successfully was to put it in the
hands of Democrats and Southern
Rebels, and when the President in
dulged in soft talk about the "Greeks" !"
of the South and the Greeks Of the
North, this paper took the opposite
side Of the question. For this posi-
tion, the erratic bully and blackguard
of the Cincinnati Commercial de-
nounced the paper, and all the miser-
able whelps in the State who get their
political sustenance from Moloch Hal
stead took up the cry, and the Stand
ard came in for great share of feeble
abuse-feeble, because those who fur
nished it were merely doing the bid
ding of their crazy master, and doing
it against the dictates of their own
conscience. But we knew then that
we were right, (for we did large part
of the writing then, and that in time
these followers of Halstead would be
made to appear most ridiculous. So
it proved. Carl Schurz, Hayes great
and only reformer, proved to be the
most dismal failure that ever disgraced
American politics, and President
Hayes himself lived to see the wonder
full idiocy of his work.
Well, the State election came on in
Ohio, and the Standard warned the
Republicans of the danger Of endors-
ing Hayes Rebel policy, but received
only curses and jibes from the few
politicians who felt that they were
born to lead the great Republican
party. The country editors opened
their mouths like so many you1fg rob-
ins and awaited the moment when
Halstead should drop something into
them. This was done. and the cry
went up. endorse Hayes policy"
This was done, and when the Demo-
cratic ticket was triumphantly elect
ed, Halstead had the amazing efront-
cry to say to the chagrined and beat
en Republicans, ''oh you did not en-
dorse Hayes strong enoughr'
And so time went on, this paper
pointing out the danger points with
phenomenal accuracy-not because of
any superior wisdom on the part of its
editors simply becase they were
calm and dispassionate enough to see
what ought to be patent to every
thinking, reasonable man. And,
coming on down to the period of rap
id growth Of the Temperance senti-
ment of this State, the Standard has
been for few years pointing ont the
danger-reefs to the Republican ship,
and singularly enough with the same
opposition from the politicians, who
seem to be utterly, eternally blind.
The Republican party has always been
regarded as party of progress, not
withstanding the opposition of many
of it's leaders, and people very natur-
ally turned to that party as the pro-
per one to grapple with the great
question of suppressing the curse of
Intemperance. Every other great
question affecting the welfare of the
Nation has been bravely grappled by
this grand old party, but when it
comes to the Temperance question,
behold-a barrier, mountain high, ris-
es before it, and progress is at an end.
In the town of Jackson we have the
humiliating and discouraging picture
of a law, given by the Republican
party upon the urgent demand of the
people, and Republican majority of
five to one in the Council, yet the
great party through its representa-
tives, falling down at the shrine Of
the Drink Demon, and laughing at
the demands of the people.
Month after month, year after year,
has this paper urged the necessity of
the grand old party doing something
practical and uprig ght in this direction,
and as often have we been met with
the old cry of ''crank! crank" Well,
here we are again-the Temperance
sentiment grown to such proportions
that it cannot be laughed at any long
er; four hundred third party votes in
Jackson County alone at the last elec~
ton, and that vote promising to be
largely increased at the next election
if the old time policy of political idi-
ocy is still INDUCED in. At late
hour the followers of the crazy bully